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Spotted cucumber beetle

Diabrotica undecimpunctata

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Sometimes those soldier beetles walk all over you to get to a meal (last photo).

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Species Diabrotica undecimpunctata - Spotted Cucumber Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (5)
Maria dB
A belated thanks, Bernadette!
Maria dB
Thanks, Rieko and dewar2003. It is considered an agricultural pest in some areas but looked very pretty against the yellow flowers.

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PublishedOctober 1, 2013

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